Title:
The Flaming Sword
Accession#:
1991.10.03
Pubication Date:
1929/07/00
Object ID:
PA—0085
Collection:
Flaming Sword
Additional Notes & Full Text:
Community Current Events
July 1929
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THE KORESHAN UNITY has much to be thankful for in having loyal friends. The writer, during the month, spent ten days in Lakeland, Florida, with Mr.. and Mrs. Alex McKay and their son, Tom, and with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Lamb, who made our. visit a most enjoyable one. Sister - Evelyn Bubbett has been with the McKays for a month or more, and is getting a much needed rest. Our Lake- land friends are so imbued witli the love of the Master that their constant thought is, how can they do some- thiIig for the Unity and its people ? Lakeland is one of the most delightful towns in Florida. It has twelve beautiful lakes within the confines of the city limits, and a drive over what is called the highlands., over perfect roads, and through miles of magnificent citrus groves is indeed a treat. Polk County, in which Lakeland is situated, has the largest per capita of any county in the state and is the very heart of the citrus industry in Florida. A year or more ago we had the pleasure of meet- ing Mr. Pricken, of Lakeland, here in Estero, and it was our good fortune to run across him during our visit to Lakeland. .Knowing that he was manager of the Florida Citrus Products Corporation of Lakeland, , we expressed a wish to see hfs plant, which he granted most cordially, and took us there in his car. This com- pany extracts the juice of grapefruit and oranges, which is rich in vitamins A B & C, and seals it in ll-oz. , cans, which are shipped to northern markets, principal- ly New York and Boston, under the catchy name "Honey Moon Brand." Going to Lakeland without visiting the Carpen- ters' Home is like going to $rance and not seeing Paris, for the Home is truly one of the show places of the city. The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America are regponsible for this ideal insti- tution, where those who have grown beyond the age of toil can come in their declining years and be provided for in a magnificent home and in a sumptuous manner ; a new feature, this, for the poor working man! To them, it almost presages the new age ; and yet they have had a vital part in its construction, because one has to be a member of the organization thirty years before he is entitled to the privileges of the:!Iome, and during that time each member has contributed ten cents a week to a fund toward its construction and maintenance. . The Brotherhood has a tract of eighteen hund~ed. , acres and the building is situated a mile or so from the main highway, with a beautiful driveway leading up to it. The main building looms in the distance as an ornate structure; upon arrival we entered the main office and lounge, which simply captivates the atten- tion by. its exquisite appointments, Here visitors register and are then conducted through the various departments. There ate accommodations at the Home for a thousand people, but as yet only about forty aged carpenters, abide there. The lounge is about 200 feet long arid 100 feet wide, the furniture and upholstery of which were cohtributed by carpenter lodges in and -around Chicago. The dining hall, "which was a contri- bution of the carpenters. ill and around N ew York City, is also beautifully fumfshed. The auditorium, with a . seating capacity of over two thousand people, has a large pipe organ, and is furnished sumptuously. Organ recitals are given frequently, but it so happened there was "nothing doing" .the day we were there.- The sleeping quarters are about the last word in comfort. ~r guide, Mr. Southwell, a native of Plymouth, South W~les, has resided for the last fifty years in Canada. He had only been in the Home about two months; but so appreciative was he of the place, that his eyes were moist with sheer joy in telling of the comforts of his new home, and his improvement in health since coming to Florida. The Carpenters' Organization showed great wis- domilllocating in Florida, where the climate is equable and condu.cive to health and longevity. As Dr. John Harvey Kellogg of the Battle Creek Sanitarium says : ."The whole state of Florida is a great sanitarium. ... This sunny land is, perhaps, the most favored section of the whole United States, considered from a health standpoint. Florida is the one state in which one ~ find everything worth .while which pertains to tropical climes without the disadvan- tages or the extreme tropics. ...Winter sunshine in the nQrthern states is not only scant in amount, but is almost wholly lacking in the ultra-violet rays which are regarded by many as the essential health-promoting elements of the sun's rays." Lakeland is the home of the Southern College of the Methodist Episcopal denomination; it is situated on a hill, overlooking Lake Hollingsworth, a most beautiful setting. Lakeland also has one of the most ornate civic . centers and recreation grounds in the state, surround- ing Lake Mirror. Fully a half million dollars has been spent in beautifying this remarkable center. The city has done everything possible to make it attractive for its winter visitors~ Last winter the town was prac- tically filled with tourists; those going there in the years to come will surely not lack for civic comforts. We are pleased to have Mace Stephens with us again in the Unity. He graduated at the Montverde Industrial School, which he attended the past four years. His mother and sister, Sisters Cora and Alafae Stephens and Miss Bertha .M. Boomer attended the .graduating exercises of the school. Mace is engaged at present in the Unity press room, and is of great assistance to Brother Jesse Putnam, our superintendent. We have as guest at the present writing, Mr. Paul Sargent of Charleston, Ill., who came here to be with his' Father, Brother John S. Sargent, who has been ill for some time.
July 1929
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THE KORESHAN UNITY has much to be thankful for in having loyal friends. The writer, during the month, spent ten days in Lakeland, Florida, with Mr.. and Mrs. Alex McKay and their son, Tom, and with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Lamb, who made our. visit a most enjoyable one. Sister - Evelyn Bubbett has been with the McKays for a month or more, and is getting a much needed rest. Our Lake- land friends are so imbued witli the love of the Master that their constant thought is, how can they do some- thiIig for the Unity and its people ? Lakeland is one of the most delightful towns in Florida. It has twelve beautiful lakes within the confines of the city limits, and a drive over what is called the highlands., over perfect roads, and through miles of magnificent citrus groves is indeed a treat. Polk County, in which Lakeland is situated, has the largest per capita of any county in the state and is the very heart of the citrus industry in Florida. A year or more ago we had the pleasure of meet- ing Mr. Pricken, of Lakeland, here in Estero, and it was our good fortune to run across him during our visit to Lakeland. .Knowing that he was manager of the Florida Citrus Products Corporation of Lakeland, , we expressed a wish to see hfs plant, which he granted most cordially, and took us there in his car. This com- pany extracts the juice of grapefruit and oranges, which is rich in vitamins A B & C, and seals it in ll-oz. , cans, which are shipped to northern markets, principal- ly New York and Boston, under the catchy name "Honey Moon Brand." Going to Lakeland without visiting the Carpen- ters' Home is like going to $rance and not seeing Paris, for the Home is truly one of the show places of the city. The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America are regponsible for this ideal insti- tution, where those who have grown beyond the age of toil can come in their declining years and be provided for in a magnificent home and in a sumptuous manner ; a new feature, this, for the poor working man! To them, it almost presages the new age ; and yet they have had a vital part in its construction, because one has to be a member of the organization thirty years before he is entitled to the privileges of the:!Iome, and during that time each member has contributed ten cents a week to a fund toward its construction and maintenance. . The Brotherhood has a tract of eighteen hund~ed. , acres and the building is situated a mile or so from the main highway, with a beautiful driveway leading up to it. The main building looms in the distance as an ornate structure; upon arrival we entered the main office and lounge, which simply captivates the atten- tion by. its exquisite appointments, Here visitors register and are then conducted through the various departments. There ate accommodations at the Home for a thousand people, but as yet only about forty aged carpenters, abide there. The lounge is about 200 feet long arid 100 feet wide, the furniture and upholstery of which were cohtributed by carpenter lodges in and -around Chicago. The dining hall, "which was a contri- bution of the carpenters. ill and around N ew York City, is also beautifully fumfshed. The auditorium, with a . seating capacity of over two thousand people, has a large pipe organ, and is furnished sumptuously. Organ recitals are given frequently, but it so happened there was "nothing doing" .the day we were there.- The sleeping quarters are about the last word in comfort. ~r guide, Mr. Southwell, a native of Plymouth, South W~les, has resided for the last fifty years in Canada. He had only been in the Home about two months; but so appreciative was he of the place, that his eyes were moist with sheer joy in telling of the comforts of his new home, and his improvement in health since coming to Florida. The Carpenters' Organization showed great wis- domilllocating in Florida, where the climate is equable and condu.cive to health and longevity. As Dr. John Harvey Kellogg of the Battle Creek Sanitarium says : ."The whole state of Florida is a great sanitarium. ... This sunny land is, perhaps, the most favored section of the whole United States, considered from a health standpoint. Florida is the one state in which one ~ find everything worth .while which pertains to tropical climes without the disadvan- tages or the extreme tropics. ...Winter sunshine in the nQrthern states is not only scant in amount, but is almost wholly lacking in the ultra-violet rays which are regarded by many as the essential health-promoting elements of the sun's rays." Lakeland is the home of the Southern College of the Methodist Episcopal denomination; it is situated on a hill, overlooking Lake Hollingsworth, a most beautiful setting. Lakeland also has one of the most ornate civic . centers and recreation grounds in the state, surround- ing Lake Mirror. Fully a half million dollars has been spent in beautifying this remarkable center. The city has done everything possible to make it attractive for its winter visitors~ Last winter the town was prac- tically filled with tourists; those going there in the years to come will surely not lack for civic comforts. We are pleased to have Mace Stephens with us again in the Unity. He graduated at the Montverde Industrial School, which he attended the past four years. His mother and sister, Sisters Cora and Alafae Stephens and Miss Bertha .M. Boomer attended the .graduating exercises of the school. Mace is engaged at present in the Unity press room, and is of great assistance to Brother Jesse Putnam, our superintendent. We have as guest at the present writing, Mr. Paul Sargent of Charleston, Ill., who came here to be with his' Father, Brother John S. Sargent, who has been ill for some time.
Summary:
CONTENTS FOR JULY, 1929 : The Koreshan Religion of Practical Life 1 —— The Doctrine of the Resurrection 3 —— The Known and Knowable God 3 —— The Divine Seed P1anting 4 —— The Personality of God 5 —— The Tricky Dollar 6 —— The Old Church Has Performed Its Mission 7 —— Another Scientific? Guess 7 —— Responsibility for the Crucifixion 8 —— The Two Poles of Human Existence 9 —— Is Koreshanity The Truth? 10 —— The Golden Jubilee of Light 11 —— Open Court of Inquiry 12 —— Community Current Events 14 —— Publishers' Department 15
Notes:
See originals in Archives building. Most issues have been photocopied and are bound. These copies are located on the Public Shelf